Editors note: This article originally ran in the July 2001 edition of “The Sounder,” the Museum’s membership newsletter. Other than the addition of #201’s number to its first reference and…
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For 137 years, the tracks through downtown Snoqualmie have seen trains rumbling up and down the line. Since 1975, they have been home to the Snoqualmie Valley Railroad, the Northwest…
Welcome back to the Northwest Railway Museum’s blog! The Museum is back into full swing, with exciting things happening throughout 2026. January saw the NRM taking a brief respite, with…
The Snoqualmie Depot is a wonderful example of Victorian architecture. Hanging from the front of the depot is a strange metal sign that appears more decorative than functional. Yet this…
Did you know Santa Train used to take visitors into the woods? The Museum tradition of Santa Train began back in 1969. The City of Snoqualmie did not look like…
Get your costumes ready to hop aboard the train this October. Every weekend starting October 12th through October 27th will be Halloween Train! Halloween Train is our normal 2-hour round-trip…
One of the aspects of railroads that Spike finds particularly interesting is the longevity of many fixed assets. Bridges, depots, and even rails are frequently in service for many decades,…
“We’ve been working on the railroad” and there is another new highway crossing to show for! Railroad crossings represent one of the bigger funding challenges for the Northwest Railway Museum. …
15 things the Northwest Railway Museum is thankful for (in no particular order): 1. Sprinkler systems! (The Snoqualmie Depot was spared from major fire damage by sprinkler heads located on…
Snoqualmie Railroad Days was so much fun this year, we can’t wait to give you a sneak preview of Railroad Days 2010. August 2009 was the first time the Northwest…
